Foldable chair



March e, 1928. 1,661,937

G. W. FISCHER ET AL FOLDABLE CHAIR Filed June 12. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 7 2 Z O\/ 22 29 j Z7 Z8 w March 6, 1928. 1,661,937

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Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

GERVASIUS w. nscann AND WALTER F. sum), or AD SON, wIsooNsr v.

FOLD-ABLE CHAIR.

Application f led J'une.12, 1 93 6. Serial no. 115,581;

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in fold-able chairs and more an improved construction of this character which Will be highly efiicient in use and economical in manufacture.

The invention contemplates an attachment for a foldable chair ordinarily used at a gathering of individuals whereby for the purpose of serving a lightplate lunchthe attachment can be expeditiously associated with the chair for receivingand supporting the plate lunch Without interfering with the seating capacity thereof and which can be detached from association with the chair to permit the chair to he used ithout the attachment or to be foldedin a compact condition for storage purposes.

A furtherohjectof the invention resides in the simple Combination and arrangement of parts for detachaloly supporting the plate arm in operative position with a foldahle Chair's V v I v Other objects. Will appear hereinafter.

flhe invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

'The nvention yvill re r ewt t .eceemren me shavi lus't-rat ng the preferred form ofw my N ven 1 is 'a elevz ltional view of'a foldable chair llustrating the 1nvent1o11 associ- Fig. is a sectional detail view. illustrating a top planview ofthe IJIIVGI] tion, and taken substantially 011 11118 Fig. '1.

3 is a fragmentary sectional detail Y View taken substantially p11 li ile" 3 3' f Fig. 1. i t

Fig. tis a fragmentary sectional detail view taken substantially on line of [.Fig. 5 is aside elevational view of a foldabl'echair illustrating a modified form of invention associated therewith.

T FigIB is a fragmentary top pla nview of the invention taken substantially on 6-T6 of Fig 5.

MFig 'T 'istia fragmentary, sectional detail avieiv taken'suhstarrtially' on line 7-;7 of 'Fig. '5.

8 .isa fragmentary sectionaLdetail he hest understood by View taken substantially 011 line 8+8 of p .Fig. 5.. t particularly to a detacliablechalr arinand has fOr its principal ob ect theprovislon or "in the drawings We have illustrated two forms of the invention and in the description to follow similar parts ivillhe designated by similar reference characters.

Referring moreparticularly to igs. lie 4: inclusive, lllustratlng the preferred form t of construction, a fohlahle chair is indicated menmay be collapsed.

WVith this chair is detachably associated our invention which includes af tahle arm 17 having a relatively large supporting port on 18 for receivlng and supportlng a plate vlunch. lhis .portion 18 is disposed in a position, when the nvention 1s;in apphedjposition viththe chair, so as to not interfere w th theaoccupant of the chair. I The table arm 17 has an inner end portion 19 which sidelines a notch 20 defining together with a plate having an angled end portion 23 a, (recess 24. This plate 22 s securedto this end portion 19 through the medium of secui 1ng'elements 21 such as screw [members or thelike. v I j l supporting arm 25 is hingedly connected, through the mediumof aFhinge meni- 1ber'26 to the table arm 17 co tiguous the outer end portion thereofi Tliisarnr25vhas its upperend portion 27 bevelled asat-2 perm tt ng fiat engagement between the end port1on27 and the undersurface29 of the talole arm =17. The lower ,end portion 30 of the supporting arm 25 is likewise; bevelled as at 31'to permit fiatengageinent between this end portion of the supporting arm and the adjacent supporting leg 11, as illustrated inFig. 1. i 1

Secured to theend'portionBO on opposite corresponding sides of the supporting arm 25 are finger strips 32'having end portions 33 cextending beyondcthe bevelled end portion 30 and adapted Whenth'e arm 25 is in the position"illust-rated in Fig 1, to'be dispose'd' on opposite-sides of the adjacent supporting len il-With an end portion 34 of 0.1 f the-fines s r ps ind cate a a foldable chair of trated;

4, bearing against the top side of the trunnion 35 which pivotally connects the jadjacent leg portion 11 to theadjacentleg portion 15.

Secured to the inner side 36 of; the sup porting arm is a bracket 37 defining a horizontal portion 38 and an end portion 39 extending in an upward directionsubstantially at right angles with" respeet tothe horizontal portion 38. This horizontal portion 38 is adapted to be disposed beneath and in contact with an adjacent frame member 40 of the seat member 12 whereas theend portion 39 is adapted-to engage an adjacent horizontal side edge 4.1 of this frame member. whereby to cooperatewith the fin" end portions 33 of the finger strips 32 disposed on opposite sides ofthe adjacent sup; porting leg 11 with the finger strip 33 engaging the trunnion 35. lVhen the finger strips 32 are disposed in this position the bracket 35 has its portions 38 and 39 arranged in contact with theframe member 40 of the seat member 12 for reasons hereinafter setforth. From the description herein it will be seen that the supporting arm 25 is held against lateral movement through the medium of the finger strips 32 and the bracket 37 and thatdownward movement of the table arm is resisted by the supporting arins25 through the cooperation of the plate 22. hen the table arm is disposedin the position illustrated in Fig. 1, it will be supported through the medium of the arm 25 and its associated parts in substantially a horizontal plane. i

To detach the table arm 17 from association with the chair-10 thetable arm israised in an upward position to disengage the side railj10 from recess 24 after which the supporting arm 25 is detached from the adjacent leg 11 by folding the seat member 12 upon the back 16 to disengage the portions 38 and 39 of the bracket, 37 from engagement with the framememberklOofthc seat member 12.

From the above description it is manifest that the attachment can be expeditiously assoeiated and detached from association with the construction illus- Referring now to the modified form. of construction illustrated in Figs.-5 to 8inelusive the supportingarni25, shown in Fig. 5, has a transverse groove 42formed in its bevelled edge portion 43 for thereception of the cross rail 44 connecting the lower end dium of brackets 15 deliningan end portion portions of the supporting legs 11 of the chair A: glhe supporting arm 25 in this construction is held against lateral movement away from the chair through the me- 16 engaging the outer surface 4:? of the adjacent legll and cooperating with the bevelled end portion 33 for retaining the supporting arm 25 against lateral movement relative tothe adjacent supporting leg 11, the bevelled portion 18 of the supporting arm 29 being adapted to seat upon anadjacent top portion49 of the admccnt supporting leg 11.,

The detachable connection between the supporting arm 25 and the seatincmbcr 12 in the modified form of construction issubstantially similar to thedetachableconnection between these elements as illustrated in the preferred form of construction and as herein described. To associate and detach the table arm 17 of the modified form of construction, reference is to be had to the description relating to the assembling and detaching from assembly of the table arm 17 as set forth relative to the preferred form of construction.

In both of the constructions illustrated in the drawings particular attention is directed to the'fact that the supporting arm 27 is 05 forced into bearing relation with an adjacent supporting leg 11 through the medium of an imposed weight on the seat member 12 which seat member is detachably connected to the supporting arm 25 through the me- 10 dium of the bracket herein described and referred to.

While we haveillustratcd and described the preferred form of construction for carrying our invention into effect, this is capa- 105 ble of variations and modifications without departing from the spirit of the'invention. Ve, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth.

but desire to avail ourselves of such rariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

The invention having been set forth, what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a foldable chair,

of a table arm, meansdetachably connecting an end portion of the table arm to an adjacent side rail. of the back frame of the chair, a supporting arm, means hingedly connecting the supportingarm to the table arm, means detachably connecting the sup orting arm to an adjacent leg of the chzur, and means carried by the supporting arm and engaging. the seat member'of the chair for forcing the supporting arm into bearing relation with respect to said adjacent supporting leg when a weight isdisposed upon the seat member.

' 2. The combination with a foldable chair,

' hingedly connected to the opposite end portion of the table arm for supporting the table arm in substantially a horizontal plane, and means engaging the seat member of the chair and connected to the supporting means for preventing lateral movement of the supporting means relative to the chair.

3. The combination with a foldable chair, of an attachment for the chair including a table arm, means for connect-inglthe inner end portion of the arm to one of the side frames of the back of the chair, a supporting arm, means connecting one end portion to the table arm, said supporting arm 6X- tending downwardly from the table arm and engaging a rail connecting one pair of legs of the chair together, and means carried by the supporting arm and engaging the under side of the seat and functioning by weight of a body on the seat to retain the supporting arm in engagement with the rail. e

a. The combination with a foldable chair including a seat, a back and a rail connecting one pair of legs of the chair together, of an attachment for said chair including a table arm having an inner end portion out to provide a notch, members connected to said inner end portion and having portions providing together with the notch a recess adapted for the reception of one of theside I frames of the back, a member connected to the under sideof the arm andextending downwardly therefrom and having a notch formed in its lower end portion to receive said rail adjacent one of the legs of said pair of legs, and a member carried by said lower end portion and engaging the outer 4 surface of said one of the legs. I

The combination with a chair including a seat, a back and a rail connecting one pair of legs of the chair together,rof an attachment for the chair including a table arm, means detachably connecting the inner end portion of the table arm to one of the side frames of the back, a supporting arm, a member connected to one end portion of the supporting arm and having an end por- 5 tion spaced from said end portion of the supporting arm, said end portion of the supporting arm adapted to have resting engagement with said rail and one of the legs of said pair of legs being adapted to be engaged by said end portion of the supporting arm between said end portion of the sup porting arm and the end'portion of said member, and means hingedly connecting the to the table arm.

In testimony whereof we alfix our sig natures. I s

GERVASIUS W. FISCHER. WVALTER F. SUND.

opposite end portion of: the supporting arm t 

